Walking down the hall beside a row of Kindergarteners who were headed back to their classroom after Library. One little girl was trying to tell me something but kept getting distracted by the hiccups.
Me: Brayden*, let's listen to those hiccups. Sometimes that makes 'em go away.
After a moment or two of walking, no noise, she smiled at me and I started to go back into my classroom. Suddenly, there was a loud hiccup from the line--loud enough to make me turn around to see what'd happened.
Brayden* (giggling) Oh! There goes one.
Me: What happened? I thought they went away for good.
Brayden: Nope. I hiccuped in my tummy.
Heading down the hall to the 5th grade wing a bit later, one of the 5th grade girls was walking very slowly, head down, not saying anything.
Me: Samantha*, are you OK?
Sam*: Not really.
Me: Is it something you want to talk about?
Sam*: Well, my aunt just had a baby and we were all excited. And last night,
the baby died.
Such a mixture of pain and joy in life, each day.
*Brayden and Samantha* are, of course, not these children's names.
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